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Chatelaine is the #1 Magazine in Canada
Feb 07, 2013, 15:59 ET
- Iconic lifestyle brand has the top paid circulation in Canada, according to AAM's audit results -
TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Chatelaine is the #1 magazine in Canada, with the top paid circulation of 536,000 copies each month. The recognition comes via the latest twice-yearly report from the Alliance for Audited Media, released today.
This is the first time in its 85-year history that Chatelaine has obtained the top-paid circulation position. The 536,000 paid circulation figure includes both subscription and single copy sales, the latter of which is up eight per cent.
"This has been an exciting time of growth and expansion for the Chatelaine brand, and getting these outstanding results at this time is a clear indicator we're on the right track," said Chatelaine Publisher Tara Tucker. "The fact that Chatelaine newsstand sales are on the rise is a true testament to how our brand is hitting the mark in delivering to Canadian women the world-class content that is relevant and inspiring in their everyday lives."
The AAM results come at a time when Chatelaine is in growth mode. The brand has already garnered nearly 3,000 tablet subscribers since launching in 2012, and has published 24 unique e-books and apps. It recently re-launched chatelaine.com using responsive design, making it user-friendly and readable on any screen. Last year, more than 10 million visitors enjoyed Chatelaine.com's delicious and easy triple-tested recipes, health and wellness advice, home decorating ideas, style tips and more. Chatelaine.com also has 300,000 loyal newsletter subscribers and more than 40,000 follow the brand on social platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.
Chatelaine has a regular television show, Chatelaine Edition, airing on City's Cityline, will have a radio presence later this year, and will soon unveil a multi-tasking recipe app for smartphones.
The AAM results come at a time when Chatelaine is planning to celebrate its 85th anniversary with a special issue and signature event. It is in the midst of transforming its Chatelaine Kitchen, where hundreds of recipes are developed and tested each year, into a state-of-the art showpiece for the brand.
About Chatelaine and chatelaine.com
The country's leading women's media brand, Chatelaine makes "Everyday Extraordinary" for Canadian women and has been doing so for more than 85 years. Today, Chatelaine is a five-platform brand: available on television, tablet and smartphone, plus in print and online. Chatelaine has a lively presence on social media sites, and Chatelaine.com is Canada's most engaged digital community for women 18+. With a team of "extraordinary" experts, Chatelaine brings together the very best of food (from The Chatelaine Kitchen), style, decor, health and real life for women who want to look good, do good, feel great and make every day a little bit special. Chatelaine is owned and operated by Rogers Media Inc., a division of Rogers Communications.
SOURCE: Chatelaine
For further information:
Media contact
Louise Leger, Chatelaine, [email protected], 416-764-4125


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Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Tyler Perry that will bring all of his new television series and projects to OWN, the network announced Monday.
The deal includes two new scripted series that will premiere in 2013, which Perry will executive-produce, write and direct. The series mark the channel's first foray into scripted programming. The partnership between the network and Perry is described as a "multi-year" deal, but additional details of the agreement were not released.
Oprah Winfrey calls building OWN "the climb of my life"
"We are all energized by the opportunity to collaborate with Tyler, who has a proven track record for producing highly successful cable series," Winfrey said in a statement. "He has an incredible ability to illuminate life stories and characters in his unique voice and inspires and encourages people all over the world."
It's unclear what the new exclusive deal will mean for Perry's current contract with TBS, which airs his shows Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Meet the Browns and For Better or Worse. House of Payne and Meet the Browns aired their final episodes over the summer, but For Better or Worse will air new episodes until Dec. 7, according to a TBS spokesperson.
"Beyond that no decision has been made," the spokesperson said.

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"The shop did not get the wrap in time to put it on the car for the race, "stated a smiling Lewis, while handing out another red marker to an excited young fan. "So we decided this was a 'prime' opportunity to have the fans come up and put some good luck messages on the car!" While camera crews rolled with their flying "air cameras" capturing amazing video over the crowded pit lane, Lewis and Rossi talked with fans about the car. "This is the first time I have seen a Ginetta up close!" gushed one fan. "I love these cars," he smiled, and then he took a marker and put his name on the left rear quarter in big letters.
One hour later, Lewis took a flying green flag amongst 38 competitors in the last of the overcast light, immediately moving up the field. "We discussed it before the race," Lewis said in the post race interview. "We knew the conditions would be ever changing with the rain coming, and with the lack of lighting in the infield once the sun set, we had to move early and move fast. No hanging back- we couldn't wait for the race to come to us. We had to go for the class win and the overall win and take the positions before dark. We knew we had the experience, car, and crew to do it."
Lewis drove hard and before the rain fell, competitors were already running into trouble early, so within thirty minutes Lewis found himself in second overall. Before the crew could give him the details on the Porsche Cup car sitting in first, Lewis called with trouble. "Clutch is slipping!" his dejected voice called to the pits, with which the crew responded, "And here comes the rain!"
The rain came lightly but with Lewis having to go to a non-aggressive throttle driving pattern, the conditions could be handled on slicks. The team left Lewis out waiting for the rain to pick up to do the driver change with rain tires, but the rain slowed. Rossi was put in at 90 minutes to tough out the continually deteriorating clutch in the now-dark infield while dodging spinning cars, errant loose wheels, and even an exhaust pipe that departed a Honda Civic midway down the front straight. The track dried quickly and Rossi got his last splash of fuel under yellow, and was set to run a long stint to the finish trying to run down the Porsche, when an hour later the rain came again. Rossi called in and decided to hand the car over to Lewis to handle the rain and what was left of the clutch for the last 30 minutes of the race. The rain again wet the track down but not enough for rain tires, so Lewis did everything he could on the slick track to nurse the wounded car to the finish. Lewis proudly pulled the car into Victory Circle first in class and second overall after almost three hours of racing with a deteriorated clutch, two rain showers, and an uncharted dark race track.
"We could not run down P1 once the clutch started to go, so we went with an aggressive survival strategy," a sweaty Lewis said to the camera crew before taking the podium with his equally proud and sweaty co-driver Adolpho Rossi. "The infield was pretty dark. We had no idea what to expect as this was everyone's first time at night, but the Ginetta did well, even in the rain. It excelled over some really fast cars - Ferrari, BMW, Porsche. We are really happy to bring another victory to Ginetta in the states. We owe a lot of it to the car's resilience to finish even when wounded, and the crew's ability to give us quick pit stops and good strategy to stay ahead of the pack."
Or could it have been a little luck from the fans' many messages written all over the back of the car? Those messages and signatures survived the rain as well....


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Although financials continue to lead the market higher, newer segments are taking the reins in Q2. In addition to smaller regional banking institutions, many investors are seeing solid performances out of firms in the exchange business, such as CBOE Holdings (CBOE).
While probably less famous than fellow Chicago-based exchange CME Group (CME), CBOE has been soaring higher for much of 2013 as demand for listed options on securities remains strong. This is especially true in two of the company's key products; options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index as well as the S&P 500 Index.
Both of these benchmarks are widely followed by traders and investors alike, and the CBOE's monopoly position on futures and options trading for these two indexes have been increasingly lucrative. In fact, trading in CBOE index options was up 28% from a year earlier in the recent quarterly release, and these index-based contracts now make up nearly 38% of total trades for the firm.
Given the firm's nearly unassailable position in these key markets and the high investor demand for the index-based products, good days could continue to be ahead for the company. That is why many analysts have been raising their estimates for CBOE, helping to push the company to a top Zacks Rank of 1 or 'Strong Buy'.
Estimate Picture
The current quarter estimate picture has been rising, while investors have also seen analysts bump up their current year and next year forecasts for the company as well. Furthermore, there has actually been total agreement on this front, as all new estimates in the past two months have been up with not a single one going lower.
Investors should also note that while expectations might be elevated, the company has beaten out estimates every time in the past four quarters, producing an average surprise of roughly 7.6%. This suggests that the company has no trouble matching high expectations, with big beats being the norm for CBOE.
If that wasn't enough for investors, it is also worth noting that many analysts are still baking in sizable growth for the firm going forward. Double digit earnings growth (year-over-year) is projected for the current year and next year periods, while the PE is below 20 and the PEG is below 2, meaning that the firm is still a decent value despite the abundant opportunities for growth present for the firm.
Other Factors
This impressive earnings picture is enough to put the CBOE into elite company with a Zacks Rank of 1. However, it is also worth noting that the firm has good company even in its own industry, as the securities exchanges group is currently ranked 75 out of 261 meaning that the industry also has a pretty favorable estimate picture as well.
CBOE is also doing a great job from a profitably standpoint as well. In particular, the net margin is over 30%, while the ROA and ROE are, respectively, 46% and 65%, implying a pretty high level of profitability for the firm.
Lastly, it is important to once again highlight the monopoly like position the company has in the index option market. While many of its competitors have tried to break into this space, they have so far been unsuccessful meaning that the CBOE has tremendous pricing power for these key products.
Bottom Line
CBOE is clearly deserving of its top rank, as analysts are in total agreement about the rosy future of the company. After all, the company has a solid financial position and tremendous profitability, leaving it in a great spot going forward.
So if you are looking for a great pick in the financial world, consider CBOE for exposure. It pretty much has a monopoly on two of its key products, and these instruments are only increasing in importance, suggesting that more revenues—and higher earnings—could be ahead for this often-overlooked company.
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Weddings are a gift in and of themselves. After all, isn't the promise to love one another for an eternity the best present of all? Sure. But that doesn't mean that the bride and groom can't exchange something special, too! Countless couples choose to exchange wedding gifts on the morning of their wedding. Whether they're big or small, bride and groom gifts are sweet tokens of the almost-newlyweds' love and appreciation for each other, adding yet another memorable moment and providing another keepsake of an already unforgettable wedding day.
Some brides will gift their groom a classic, elegant watch. Other partners will simply write love letters to one another to be opened as they're getting ready for their ceremony. While your wedding rings and commitment are already gifts enough, these bride and groom wedding gifts are undeniably romantic!
Brides asked real married couples to share what wedding gifts they exchanged on the big day. Here's what they had to say.
"We decided to give one another perfume and cologne that we picked out. It had to be a brand we never used before, so it was a new scent and we had to wear it that day. Now, whenever we use it for special occasions, the smell takes us right back to our wedding day. I love that we did that." —Nicole and Chris
"We exchanged ridiculously expensive watches. We figured it's a once in a lifetime day—why not give each other something luxurious? If we didn't then, when would we?" —Jaclyn and Matt
"We exchanged experiences on our honeymoon! He gave me a wine tasting dinner on a cliff in Santorini at Canaves Oia, and I gave him a rooftop cocktail tasting on a high balcony restaurant in Rome. A food and drink theme!" —Jennifer and Tyler
"He gave me a Tiffany & Co. necklace with my new last initial, and I gave him an album of boudoir photos." —Heather and Gil
"I gave him a watch. He got me a necklace with my new monogram, and a necklace I was asking for forever, it said 'love' in black diamonds." —Stacy & Kevin
"I got my husband a custom painted acoustic guitar that was personalized for him. It's now displayed in our house. He got me a Louis Vuitton purse that I use every day!" —Arielle and Elliot
"We didn't exchange gifts. Paying for a wedding was gift enough for us!" —Jenna and Stephen


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I am developing a game with OpenGL ES and I am using point attenuation. It is possible to enable it with glEnable(GL_POINT_SPRITE_OES). It is also possible to set the point size with glPointSize(pointSize).
The problem is that max and min size of the points and the PointSizeCoords do not have any effect on most devices. The result is that no Point attenuation is calculated with regards to the distance, so all the points get the size that is set with glPointSize(pointSize). The visual result of this is that all the points look very large from a long distance and very small from a short distance. It works like is should onN95 and n82,but not on the rest of them.
According to the information from Nokia, Point attenuation should work on all devices with OpenGL ES 1.1. These devices have this according to the information from Khronos:
Nokia N93,Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia E90,Nokia 5630 XpressMusic,
Nokia E55,Nokia E52,Nokia 6720 Classic,Nokia E72,Nokia 6710 Navigator,Nokia N86 8MP,
Nokia 6120 Classic,Nokia E51,Nokia 5320 XPressMusic,Nokia N81,Nokia E71,Nokia 5700,
Nokia 6290,Nokia 6110 Navigator, Nokia N76,Nokia 6124 Classic,Nokia 6220c,
Nokia N85,Nokia E66,Nokia N79,Nokia E75, Nokia 5730 XpressMusic,
Nokia N78,Nokia 6650 S60,Nokia E63,Nokia E71x ATT,Nokia 6210 Navigator,Nokia N96,
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic,Nokia N97,Nokia 5530 XpressMusic,Nokia N97 Mini
I have tested on all of them,but it only works like it should on N95 and N82. Does anyone know how to make point attenuation work on the rest of the devices, or is it a bug in the implementation of point attenuation on all those devices?
This is the code that I have used:
glTexEnvi(GL_POINT_SPRITE_OES, GL_COORD_REPLACE_OES, GL_TRUE );
glPointParameterf(GL_POINT_SIZE_MIN, 0.01f);
//the coordinates for calcluting point atenuation
iPointSizeCoords[0] = 1.0f;
iPointSizeCoords[1] = 0.103f;//063 103 för mkt
iPointSizeCoords[2] = 0.0f;
glPointParameterfv(GL_POINT_DISTANCE_ATTENUATION, iPointSizeCoords);


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Game 2: Posada Sits!?!
The sense if the Yankees treating this like another mid-season game against a Detroit or maybe even a Cleveland is underscored by news that Joe Girardi is starting A.J. Burnetts personal catcher Jose Molina and not even keeping Jorge Posada in as the designated hitter.
In Burnetts last start with his essential, vital spirit guide, he gave up four runs in the first inning and then managed to avoid falling further down the stairs – an unfortunate bit of temporary success insomuch as it allowed him to be around to blow the lead produced by the Yanks late six-run rally against John Lackeys successors.
It is a luxury that may not be at all luxurious and is a little overpriced for a team that needs all the lefthanded hitting it needs tonight against Pedro Martinez.
The silver lining of course is that Posada can pinch hit for Molina. Possibly in the first or second inning after Burnett gets shelled again.
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I can't believe that Jorge Posada is all that stands between a Yankee victory or defeat. Molina is a good catcher. If AJ has a bad night or Molina fails to hit I think that's more a tribute to Philadelphia's abilities rather than a lack of AJ's or Molina's. You're giving New York far too big an excuse for failure here. It's not warranted. It's a cop out. The rest of the Yankee lineup is not immune from blame for a Yankee defeat. By the way, the Yankees were quite able to lose the first game with Posada in there at catcher.
I am confused, how did Burnett get to dictate who his catcher is? What is next will he dictate who plays right field, look out Nick.
Girardi has made one mind bending decision after another all year. leaving Burnett in to start the 7th was just one of many, When Jorge batted in the sixth I was happy as I thought (foolishly) that meant we were getting rid of Burnett, but no he came out and pitched to Jorge.
My real question, how does a team with a payroll as high as the Yankees not have a fully stocked, locked & loaded bullpen?
I don't think on it's own Molina playing is a game changer, I do think letting any player dictate who plays is a very bad idea.
I hope your Dad is getting better.
Giradi's an idiot. Hee he
I noticed a few NYY fans today were a bit depressed. But I suppose any fan would be if their team lost the first game of the World Series. Pedro was a great pitcher, but I would be surprised if he shut down the NYY line-up tonite. Keep in mind also as the games head off to Philadelphia that the NYY played great on the road this season.
NYY/Phillies – it's a great match up.
Pedro/Zimmer – Emotions were high in that series. Especially at that particular moment. I remember clearly Zimmer apologizing the next day, looking very embarrassed at the time and very very close to tears. It's really too bad the incident ever took place.
That was one heckuva pitching performance last night by Cliff Lee.
"Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same – pitching." Earl Weaver
Enjoy the game and the Series everyone.
I agree with this: "My real question, how does a team with a payroll as high as the Yankees not have a fully stocked, locked & loaded bullpen?" That question has been on my mind for years.
@grk9, Nobody said that "Posada is all that stands between a Yankee victory or defeat," just that Burnett needs all the help he can get. So your entire delusion is based on a statement you pulled out of your hat. And in case you didn't notice, the Yankees did win Game 2. Is that "a tribute to Philadelphia's abilities"? No, it's just the more likely scenario that BOTH teams are capable of winning the WS, not just the Phillies. 😉
IMHO, Burnett did a good job tonight. My main complaint was the first base umpire's awful call in the 7th inning. Yikes!
Godzilla had a good game at the plate, Molina picked off a runner, A.J. had a great game, and Posada drove in a run off the bench. Seemed to have worked out well to me!!!


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Gregor Robertson's wants Vancouver to become a high-tech oasis; by 2020, the greenest and cleanest most sustainable patch of urbanity in the world.
It's a vision that would position Canada's third largest metropolis on a 'Happy Planet', which coincidentally is the moniker of the organic juice company the mayor co-founded in 1994, since sold.
Unfortunately, here on Planet Earth, life is harsher and the province where Vancouver thrives happens to be highly reliant on the often-dirty resource and energy industries.
In a recent interview on CBC radio, Robertson made plain his dislike of projects like Enbridge's Northern Gateway oil pipeline. He agrees with the province's May 31 formal rejection of the proposal.
Robertson also opposes expanding the Kinder Morgan pipeline linking Edmonton to Burnaby, which would increase oil tanker traffic in and out of Vancouver Harbour.
Nor does the mayor favour expansion of Vancouver-area port facilities to accommodate coal exports. In fact, in March Robertson proposed a city council motion "to prevent the expansion of, or creation of new, coal export infrastructure within the City of Vancouver.
"We're seeing great opportunity in terms of technology," the mayor told CBC. "Here in Vancouver, the tech industry is thriving. We've got more jobs in technology than we have in mining, oil and gas and forestry combined."
The city's website touts Robertson's "Economic Action Strategy," which is aimed at growing "a sustainable and thriving economy in Vancouver focused on high-growth sectors like digital media, clean technology and renewable energy."
Sounds great. More companies like Sierra Wireless, MacDonald Dettwiler or Electronic Arts. Big incomes — $1,200 a week on average compared to $800 for the average B.C. worker. No pollution, a superior quality of life to lure the best and brightest to Vancouver.
Trouble is, this vision is aspirational. It won't support Vancouver's existing population.
It's not, as the mayor suggested to CBC, a substitute any time soon for developments like pipelines and port infrastructure to ship raw products.
The latest numbers gathered by BC Stats, from 2009, show high-tech accounts for 4.4 per cent of jobs in B.C. and less than six per cent of B.C.'s GDP.
Also, remember, many of the high-tech service jobs in engineering, computers and telecommunications exist to provide services to B.C.'s demon resource industries.
Robertson and NDP leader Adrian Dix like talking up the movie industry and software development as job creators. But those two categories employ fewer than 15,000 people. By contrast, 37,000 British Columbians are employed in mining.
Economist and environmental technology consultant Aldyen Donnelly says the notion of going high-tech is "just a slogan. It's not an economic or environmental strategy."
Vancouver's port, she notes, is the "true anchor" of the city's economy.
And "growth in steelmaking coal exports actually accounts for virtually all of B.C.'s economic growth since 2005."
If the mayor wants to encourage innovation, Donnelly suggests he recommend that coal rail cars be powered by liquefied natural gas. To address coal dust problems, Robertson could encourage development of canvas coal car covers for transit through Vancouver.
Moreover, revenues in B.C.'s high-tech sector fell 3.2 per cent in 2009. The electronic games industry has largely abandoned Vancouver in the past three years.
So, it's irresponsible to imagine Vancouver can afford to reject B.C.'s resource-dependent economy, purely based on a potential payoff from high-tech.
It's also worth considering the downside of having politicians at various levels of government working at cross purposes from one another.
Stephen Harper, federally, and Christy Clark, provincially, are promoting resource development even as Robertson, municipally, is discouraging it.


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Energy and Process Integration
Michael C. Georgiadis
Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos
Optimization of the use of energy is of fundamental importance, particularly in view of the increasing tensions between energy supply and demand which the world now faces. Chemical processes in general, and distillation processes in particular, account for a significant fraction of the world's energy usage. For example, distillation processes account for around 3% of the energy utilization in the US. There is thus a significant incentive to so design systems that energy utilization is minimized. Much progress has been made by the application of simple methods such as pinch technology (see for instance B. Linnhoff and R. Smith, Section 1.7 of the Heat Exchanger Design Handbook, also published by Begell House), but the problems encountered in complex distillation systems are such that a much higher level approach is needed.
1.1 Book Objectives
1.1.1 Book Outline
2 The Generalized Modular Framework: Fundamentals and Representation of Process Units
2.1 Generalized Modular Framework Fundamentals
2.1.1 The GMF Structural Model
2.1.2 The GMF Physical Model
2.1.3 The GMF Mathematical Model Formulation
2.2 Synthesis Procedure in the GMF
2.3 GMF Simple Distillation Column Representation
2.3.1 GMF Physical Modelling Issues Revisited
2.3.2 GMF Simple Distillation Column Structural Model
2.3.3 GMF Physical Model For Distillation Columns
2.4 Case Study: Binary Distillation Column
2.4.1 Problem Statement
2.4.2 GMF Problem Formulation
2.4.3 Problem Solution and Results
2.5 Conclusions
3 Synthesis of Simple Distillation Column Sequences
3.1 Simple Distillation Column Sequencing
3.1.1 Superstructure Methods for Simple Column Sequencing
3.2 GMF Structural Model For Simple Distillation Column Sequences
3.2.1 GMF Propositional Logic Expressions - Stage 1
3.2.2 GMF Structural Integer Constraints - Stage 2
3.3 Case Study: Ternary Simple Distillation Sequencing
3.3.1 Problem Statement
3.3.2 GMF Problem Formulation - Stage 3
3.3.3 Problem Solution and Results
3.4 Case Study: Quaternary Simple Distillation Sequencing
3.4.1 Problem Statement
3.4.2 GMF Problem Formulation - Stage 3
3.4.3 Problem Solution and Results
3.5 Conclusions
4 Synthesis of Heat Integrated Distillation Column Sequences
4.1 Heat Integrated Distillation Column Sequencing
4.1.1 Superstructure Methods for HI Simple Column Sequencing
4.2 The GMF Heat Integration Block
4.2.1 HI Block Structural Representation
4.2.2 HI Block Physical Representation
4.3 GMF Structural Model For HI Simple Column Sequences
4.3.1 GMF Propositional Logic Expressions - Stage 1
4.3.2 GMF Structural Integer Constraints - Stage 2
4.4 Case Study: Ternary HI Simple Column Sequencing
4.4.1 Problem Statement
4.4.2 GMF Problem Formulation - Stage 3
4.4.3 Problem Solution and Results
4.5 Case Study: Quaternary HI Simple Column Sequencing
4.5.1 Problem Statement
4.5.2 GMF Problem Formulation - Stage 3
4.5.3 Problem Solution and Results
4.6 Conclusions
5 Synthesis of Complex Distillation Column Sequences
5.1 Complex Distillation Column Sequencing
5.1.1 Superstructure Methods for Complex Distillation Sequencing
5.2 GMF Structural Model For Ternary Complex Distillation Column Sequences
5.2.1 GMF Module Rearrangement
5.2.2 GMF Ternary Complex Distillation Column Superstructure
5.2.3 GMF Propositional Logic Expressions - Stage 1
5.2.4 GMF Structural Integer Constraints - Stage 2
5.3 Case Study: Ternary Complex Distillation Sequencing
5.3.1 Problem Statement
5.3.2 GMF Problem Formulation - Stage 3
5.3.3 Solution Procedure
5.3.4 Problem Results
5.4 Conclusions
6 Enhanced GMF for Distillation Column Representation
6.1 GMF Physical Model Enhancement
6.2 Principles of Collocation Methods For Distillation
6.2.1 Orthogonal Collocation (OC)
6.2.2 Orthogonal Collocation On Finite Elements (OCFE)
6.3 Coupling GMF and OC For Distillation
6.4 Coupling GMF and OCFE For Distillation
6.5 Case Study: Enhanced GMF Binary Distillation Column
6.5.1 GMF/OC Formulation and Results
6.5.2 GMF/OCFE Formulation and Results
6.6 Conclusions
7 Enhanced GMF for the Synthesis of Distillation Column Sequences
7.1 Enhanced GMF for the Simple Distillation Column Sequencing
7.1.1 GMF/OC Simple Column Sequencing Formulation and Results
7.1.2 GMF/OCFE Simple Column Sequencing Formulation and Results
7.2 Enhanced GMF for the HI Simple Distillation Column Sequencing
7.2.1 GMF/OC HI Column Sequencing Formulation and Results
7.2.2 GMF/OCFE HI Column Sequencing Formulation and Results
7.3 Enhanced GMF for the Complex Distillation Column Sequencing
7.3.1 GMF/OC Complex Column Sequencing Formulation and Results
7.3.2 GMF/OCFE Complex Column Sequencing Formulation and Results
7.4 Conclusions
8 Other Process Synthesis Applications
8.1 Acetone recovery system
8.2 Ethylbenzene production
8.3 Ethylene glycol production
8.4 Synthesis of heat exchanger networks with mixed streams and variable heat capacities
8 Conclusions
8.1 Conclusions
A.1 GMF Representation of Units
A.2 Phase Defining Constraints
A.3 Driving Force Constraints
A.4 Simple Distillation Column Statistics - Trayed Model
A.5 Simple Distillation Column Statistics - GMF Model
B.1 Rearranged GMF Ternary Complex Column Sequences
B.2 STN Representation of GMF Complex Column Sequences
C.1 GMF/OC Distillation Column Degrees Of Freedom
C.2 GMF/OCFE Distillation Column Degrees Of Freedom
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We tried the HR-02 on a few motherboards and in two different computer cases. Most of our testing was performed in Corsair Obsidian 800D case with the rest in CoolerMaster's HAF-X. Both cases were strapped with default fans at maximum RPM and our room temperature was at 22°C. We pushed all the available cores to 100% using Prime 95 (Small FFT) so bear in mind that these results are the worst case scenarios that are very unlikely to occur in practice. In our gaming tests, temperatures on both coolers were about 15°C lower.
We compared the HR-02 with Prolimatech's Armageddon. Thermalright HR-02 hasn't managed to beat Armageddon with high margin when we strapped both coolers with fans, but semi-passive mode worked out in HR-02's favor. The following tests have been performed on EVGA's X58 FTW3 motherboard in Obsidian 800D case, where Armageddon couldn't stop our Core i7 930 from going over 100°C. We measured and recorded average temperatures from all the CPU cores.
We managed to score significantly lower temperatures on the CPU cores by strapping our coolers with Thermalright's TR-TY-140mm fan, as you can see for yourself from the table below.
We then overclocked the CPU to 3.6GHz, leaving the fans on the coolers. Overclocking resulted in temperatures over 70°C and Armageddon kept pace with the HR-02, except of course in semi-passive mode.
In our previous tests, we kept the TR-TY 140mm (900-1300RPM) fan running at maximum RPM, but we performed the test with lower RPMs as well. We lowered the aforementioned fan's RPM from 1300 to inaudible 900RPM, but it barely affected cooling performance. It's worth noting that TR-TY 140mm fan is capable of 28.3-74CFM airflow.
We also received SilverStone's SST-AP12 (12cm, 1500RPM) fan with 35.36CFM but while it has proven to be effective, we'd recommend a 140mm (preferably quiet) fan for the HR-02.
We used Gelid's GC-Extreme thermal paste in our tests, but we couldn't resist the urge to try the Chill Factor3 paste, which comes with the HR-02. The results are pretty good, almost as good with Gelid's.
We performed additional HR-02 cooling performance tests in CoolerMaster's HAF-X, which has more fans than Obsidian 800D. We used EVGA's 4-Way SLI Classified motherboard, but since the large cooler on the mobo's chipset got in the way of our cooler, we had to turn the HR-02 towards the case's top panel fan. We tested it in semi-passive operation on Core i7 Extreme 965, and it's evident that the top panel fan will dictate much of the HR-02's performance. In fact, temperatures jumped by more than 20°C when we turned it off.
We also thought it would be interesting to see how Thermalright's HR-02 performs with older CPUs. We used Intel's socket 775 motherboard with Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor clocked at 2.9GHz (TDP 75W) and a passively cooled Gigabyte 9800GT. The test system was in CoolerMaster's HAF X case with 4 fans. Room temperature was at 23-24°C. In order to push our CPU and graphics to the max we used Prime 95 like in the tests before. This time however, we added a bit of graphics torture with FurMark. The in-case fans ran at max RPM but HAF X didn't mind and didn't even run that loud. Compared to the two-year old and much cheaper passive Hyper Z600 cooler, Thermalright HR-02 was much more efficient.


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Twilight view from a pedestrian crossing for Interstate-94 in Milwaukee. Municipalities were so eager to have the freeway system cut through that they never really considered how it divides communities and creates urban decay.
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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American Century said Thursday that will drop the Livestrong name from its target-date funds at the end of May. These funds will be rebranded One Choice, which the Kansas City-based firm uses now for its target-risk funds.
According to Morningstar, the Livestrong funds have been marketed by American Century in cooperation with the Livestrong Foundation since 2006 and have about $7.6 billion in assets, making the group the 10th largest series of target-date mutual funds in the United States.
In addition, American Century says in late July it will add a new retirement plan share class to many of its mutual funds and consolidate its asset-allocation "fund-of-funds" portfolios under a single sub-brand: R6.
"Seven years ago, the co-branding of our target-date funds as Livestrong was an innovative way to support those impacted by cancer, while sharing with clients and the public at large how a significant portion of our corporate profits fund lifesaving research," said Chief Marketing Officer Mark Killen, in a press release. "While we continue to support Livestrong and its mission, in light of our broadened commitment to the cause, showcasing a single entity no longer tells the full story."
Cyclist Lance Armstrong founded the Livestrong Foundation to promote cancer research. Armstrong recently admitting to doping during his career and was stripped of many awards.
The fund company says the R6 shares will have the lowest total expense ratio of any of its share classes. The new share class should be available on July 31 for 42 funds, including the firm's target-date portfolios.
"The new share class gives our clients more options when determining the best way to pay for the investment management and recordkeeping costs associated with employer-sponsored retirement plans," said Chief Client Officer Americas Peter Cieszko, in a statement.
"Expanding access to our product line at all price points maximizes flexibility for our clients. Furthermore, we believe that the consolidation of our target-date and target-risk funds under our already-established 'One Choice' sub-brand will make it easier to navigate our range of quality retirement investment solutions," Cieszko added.
American Century is partly owned by the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. American Century founder James E. Stowers Jr. and wife Virginia Stowers, both cancer survivors, founded the institute.
Each year, more than 40% of American Century profits are directed to the Stowers Institute. Since 2000, the Institute has received nearly $1 billion in company dividends.


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It comes in two sizes, 20" and 30". It uses the same quick release head as the GorillaPod SLR, so it can even be adapted to a shoe mount for off-camera flash (Strobists rejoice!). Prices are $29 and $39 respectively.
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Sierra College Employment Opportunity for Adjunct Instructor PHYSICAL EDUCATION In order to create a pool of qualified applicants, Sierra College accepts applications in all subject areas and conducts interviews for teaching positions throughout the year. Applications are kept in the hiring pool for a period of two years. The number of open positions varies from semester to semester. The Division Dean or Department Chair will contact you directly for an interview when a position becomes available. Salary & Benefit Information: These are part time faculty teaching assignments with the following salary rates: Lecture Salary Rate: $62.67 - $80.09 per hour Lab Salary Rate: $43.87 - $56.06 per hour (Degree and years of acceptable teaching experience determine step placement) Offer and acceptance of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credentials, transcripts, fingerprint check, and tuberculosis examination as required. Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Master's in physical education, exercise science, education with an emphasis in physical education, Kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education, OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master's in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, or physical therapy OR the equivalent. Copies of transcripts MUST be attached (photocopies & unofficial transcripts are accepted). **Please do not mail or email transcripts, resumes, cover letters or other documents to the Sierra College Human Resources Office** Hire Type: External Required Documents: Transcripts Closing Date/Time:


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Touchy: Shell carwash up to scratch?
Around 7pm on January 31, Roy Van Doorn pulled his 1999 BMW 323i into the car wash at the Preston Avenue Shell. When he left it was dark, and he didn't notice "deep scratches" on the hood until the next morning. "I am very particular about my car," he said in his email to me, "and I know when I have a deep scratch."
Van Doorn claims he tried for two weeks to reach the station's owner-operator, Wesley Gfroerer, by phone. Finally, he went back to the station and explained what had happened. Gfroerer "summarily dismissed the possibility" that the scratch could have been caused by the car wash, Van Doorn claimed, "by stating that his wife gets her Cadillac cleaned [there] all the time and she never has had a scratch."
When Van Doorn "insisted" that Gfroerer take a look at the car, "he begrudgingly went outside and looked"– then declared that it "could not have happened" in the car wash and walked away.
Car washes fall into two categories, "touchless" and "cloth friction." The former uses only jets of water and detergent, but the latter, including Gfroerer's Autec Soft Wash, uses a system of automated cloths that rotate at high speed against the car.
"I used to own a car wash," Van Doorn said, "and I know that friction wash means that things rub together, and while remote, scratches can and do occur." He also pointed out that this happened during the time when lots of salt was being used on snowy roads.
Gfroerer strongly disagrees. When I went by the station to discuss Van Doorn's claim, he said that the type of equipment he has "is not capable of doing that," and pointed to the fact that more than 43,000 cars have gone through the car wash in almost three years with nary a problem. He also directed my attention to the sign that says the owner is not responsible for any damages.
Intrigued by his claim that the scratches on Van Doorn's car were "straight lines," whereas the automated cloths "wiggle," I made an appointment with Van Doorn and studied the scratches– which were at the front edge of the hood and roughly in the form of an incomplete oval; they were definitely not "straight lines." Also, part of the hood ornament was chipped off, which Van Doorn believes happened in the car wash as well.
Next, I took my car through Gfroerer's car wash and watched intently as rubbery whirling dervish strips mounted on vertical poles danced back and forth along the grille and front edge of the hood, after which longer strips descended along the line of the roof and moved up and down the rest of the hood. In other words, it seems possible that the damage could indeed have been inflicted by the car wash.
Colors on Parade wants $348 to repair the scratches. Since Gfroerer hasn't softened his position, Van Doorn has filed suit in General District (small claims) Court. There may be hope of a middle route, however; I spoke with Tim O'Leary, Shell's manager of media relations, who said that if Van Doorn calls Shell Customer Service (888-467-4355), they'll investigate the situation, even though– like most Shell stations– the station is independently owned.
O'Leary also cleared up some confusion that arose from my first column about Gfroerer's operation ["Oily treatment? Bring your own towel to Shell," March 4, 2003]. Part of the problem Susan Steedman, the consumer in that situation, confronted was that Gfroerer told her it was illegal for her to use a Shell card with her husband's name on it. When I checked with Shell Customer Service, however, they said that was okay.
After the column came out, Paul Staley of Petroleum Marketers Inc., which sells Shell products to Gfroerer, called to say that station operators are told in writing not to accept cards unless the customer's name is on the card.
O'Leary looked into the matter for me and said that Steedman's husband should indeed have had the additional card issued in her name. Steedman can call either 866-743-5562 if he has a Shell Mastercard– or 800-331-3703 if the card is a Shell corporate card– and rectify the situation.
Do you have a consumer problem or question? Email the Fearless Consumer, write her at 100 Second Street NW, 22902, or call 295-8700 ext. 406.


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Salaams and Saluations,
So...upon looking into my closet and my hijab hangers I wondered if I could wear '30 hijabs in 30 days'. I mean 30 different hijabs, no repeats, for 30 days. I believe I can...but can YOU? Well Beautiful Ummah will be having a challenge in March of 2012. We are still working out the details and gathering up prizes. There will be a local prize (DC Metro area) and a US & Canada prize. Sorry no other international prizes at this time.
So take a gander at your 'stash' ..and see if you want to participate.
More info to come.
Be Beautiful,
Umm Amirah
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Get ready contest in the making
Salaams and Saluations,
Beauty by Umm Amirah at 11:00 AM 4 comments
Labels: Beauty on the Outside, Girls just wanta have fun, hijabi, You've got the look, YouTube
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Bringing in the New Year on Day One
Salaams and Salutations,
Its a NEW year...2012. WOW. Bet you weren't thinking about '2012' in like 1999!!
Well here in the Maryland area there has been a dinner/performance cruise for about two years now. This year was Day ONE II. Muslims and Muslim friendly occupying the whole boat. Soothed buy spoken word and jazzy sounds. A real opportunity to dress up and become 'Halal Sexy'.
The boat was packed with couples and groups alike. Date night for many married couples, kids tucked away at grandma's or with a sitter. Girls and guys coming out to see who's to be seen, hoping to make a connection.
ME?? Well I just got pretty and showed up.
UmmAminahHonest and her 'date'
Me with one of my Philly gals
Me with my 'ladies'- missing 1 *sadface*
pictures buy MINA Sheereen
EVERYONE looked so nice. They really knew how to do up 'Halal Sexy'. Its sad that this event can't or won't be done in other cities. Muslims are human too and WANT to go out and have a good time. Everyone was on their 'P's' and 'Q's'. Everyone had proper adab. It was a great time. Gear up for Day ONE III next January..iA
B Beautiful,
Umm Amirah
Beauty by Umm Amirah at 10:45 AM 0 comments
Labels: Beauty, Beauty on the Outside, Hot Halal Honey, You've got the look


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Nick Johnson, the original Washington Nationals and final Montreal Expos first baseman, has been dealt to the Florida Marlins for Aaron Thompson, a AA pitcher. Here is all I could find about him (firstinning.com)
Joe Beimel was traded for two minor league righties, Ryan Mattheus and Robinson Fabian. Mattheus averaged over a strikeout an inning before having Tommy John surgery in July. Fabian has an ERA over 6 but strikes out twice as many as he walks in Class A.
The Nats also sent cash along both times.
This upshot of all of this is Cristian Guzman is your last remaining Opening Day 2005 Washington National. That just about sums up the last five seasons, doesn't it?


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So looking over today's schedule, I saw the following entry:
"1:00 - Suzy Jones, referred for hearing problems. Phone kept ringing, no one answered."
At 5:00 on a Monday morning it gave me the giggles.
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Now that's a bonafide referral!
Yup, I got a chuckle out of that as I've been hearing impaired most of my life. Not quite sure why one would go to a neurologist for hearing problems.
: )
Annie- I just see them. Someone else writes the referral.
LoL...thought I was going to need a Grumpy appointment myself...spent all day yesterday recovering from a cold and very dizzy...was miserable and kept thinking that Dr. Grumpy could make it better...think I read your blog too much? :)
"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."
- Voltaire.
Isn't that kind of like sending an email to someone telling them that their network is down?
ooh, you get to play with your tuning forks! i'm jealous! ;-)
I gotta think Mary did that on purpose.
Little Calf Creamery. Delicious homemade ice cream and food in Thousand Oaks!


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Monday, December 13, 2010
Who dunnit?
Posted by Jane at 9:34 PM
6 comments:
- Henich Family said...
oh my goodness that just made my day. So remind me next time you guys come over to hide all pens, markers, crayons, and pencils. :)
- December 14, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Joni said...
Too funny. My cousin Hallee wrote her name on the wall backwards and then told her mom that "eellah" did it. That doesn't work for Ava because her name is Ava backwards too, ha ha!
- December 14, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- *~Petra~* said...
DeAnna practiced writing the number "5" all over my walls when she was little... I was ready to kick her butt! LOL
- December 14, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Katie said...
Hahaha!! I guess count your blessings you were inspired to give her a name with only 3 letters!
- December 14, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- R Clan said...
That is hilarious...at least I know Toothpaste or a magic eraser will get some of those out.
- December 15, 2010 at 8:35 AM
- KJ said...
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to the rescue. And maybe a can of touch up paint. Remember the conference talk about some day missing the fingerprints on the window...
- December 15, 2010 at 7:21 PM


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Areva will contribute its expertise in manufacturing offshore turbines and GDF Suez its experience as an energy producer, the paper reports. If successful, Areva could establish a factory in France.
The two groups are also said to be in "advanced negotiations" with Vinci, a major construction company, and to have approached Denmark's Dong Energy, already active in the offshore sector.
A spokesperson for Areva said the group was in talks with various potential partners but did not deny the information reported in Les Echos.
The possible alliance follows an earlier agreement between Alstom and EDF Energies Nouvelles in January.
France's 3GW offshore tender is to be launched in May with bids submitted by November 30 and results announced in March 2012.


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|S135-E-008851 (17 July 2011) --- This image shows NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module. The photo serves as the "after" shot following a great amount of work by joint crews from Atlantis and the International Space Station to transfer supplies to and from the two spacecraft. Approximately a week earlier Ferguson posed for the "before" version. Photo credit: NASA
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Here's a new thread for the new era & newest members of the NHC. Like the title says, introduce yourself here.
Welcome to all, and enjoy your stay.
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Here's a new thread for the new era & newest members of the NHC. Like the title says, introduce yourself here.
Welcome to all, and enjoy your stay.
Well, I'm MercuryCrest. Howdy, y'all. If you don't like my songs, I'll spray you with ink.
Anyways, I've been watching OFF ever since they first debuted on The Tracey Ullman Show. I just recently found a site with all of the original shorts available for download (which Mr. Groening said he had no intention of releasing) and that site led me here.
I primarily joined because I'm working my way through the "Jokes I Didn't Get" thread (on page 42 right now) and I've got a couple of things to add that are driving me nuts. It's a pleasure to see all of the information being relayed to fans alike here and I'm hoping I can contribute. I can't tell you who does what voice, but I can tell you what year Homer joined the American Applesauce Association...I'm just that nuts.
Hey, welcome!
Hey guys, huge Simpsons fan here, grew up VHSing every episode until they started to get weird. A search for copies of George Meyer's "Army Man Magazine" led me here, and also trying to find a picture of the cat and dog trying to say "weeee looovvvveee youuuu" in the Stampy episode. Still trying to navigate the site, but if you could save me some time I'm at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
welcome friend!
I've got a small photoset of army man here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubberc...7594527429441/ (only a handful of scans since I'm leery of infringing on george meyer's copyright). I was lucky enough to get copies from a nice librarian on the internet. they were already copies of copies so I don't think I can make new copies that are still legible (plus I lost the second issue ). you should consider buying this back issue of the believer, it comes with a reprint of the first issue and a great interview with george meyer
welcome to the NHC, schaumby and MercuryCrest!
oh armando we hardly knew ye
Hi there! Im new here, but Im happy to have found such a nice forum. Many thanks for sharing helpful advice here. thanks google
*insert introduction here*
Welcome to the NHC!
Now, is "No Homers" just an empty threat like "Keep off the grass"? Or, should I not have Homer in my user name? Can I be your Homer Glumplich?
Two more quick questions. 1. Is my avatar way to big? 2. Are the sites moderators carbon-based, or silicone-based?
welcome to the site, Col. Homer and christmas ape
Hi everyone, I've known about this site for a few years now from a google search that led me to a link of Simpsons fan scripts (the few ones I read back then were great btw). I finally decided to register today.
Jimbo Jones: [about Homer] I hear that guy's ass has it's own congressman!
Bart Simpson: I wash myself with a rag on a stick.
Homer Simpson: [takes cap out of dryer and puts it on his head] Mmmmm... I CAN feel three types of softness.
Lisa Simpson: [from upstairs] Dad, what are you doing down there?
Homer Simpson: Washing my fat guy's hat honey!
Welcome aboard, folks! Enjoy your stay!
And, christmas_ape, no one tells nobody what my physical base is composed of. It's a secret.
Welcome! Hope you stay!
Hiya, my name is Jessica- it's nice to find a place on the internet with as big of Simpsons fans as me.... Just a warning though, I've been enjoying the show again ever since season 20- want to fight about it?
Well I think season 20 is the best they've done since season 9 (that's right, I liked better 20 than 10) but yeah, the show has been pretty good ever since. And as a fan since the Tracy Ullman days I've really been grateful that the show is back.
I've been so bored since we moved here I found myself drinking a glass a wine everyday- I know doctors say you should drink a glass and a half but I just can't drink that much.
somewhat of an unpopular opinion (not that that's bad of course), but oh well. welcome to the site
Hello all. Fan since the show premiered way back in 89, long time lurker, first time poster. Screenname was chosen based upon my favorite line from the series. And because it makes me hungry.
Absolutely adore classic Simpsons, but I have a tendancy to enjoy newer episodes as long as they don't...you know...suck. Been coming here off and on for show updates, finally decided to get my own profile. So let's rock this place, shall we?
^Emmett, Idaho huh? Well, that's a little closer to home. From Boise myself(parents live in Meridian), but I'm out in Virginia as part of the World's Finest Navy.
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Was just looking at Heidelbergs roster this year. I know I saw McDermott (Lima Shawnee grad the was a two time state place winner) at the beginning of the season. Now I don't see his name on the roster. Anyone in Lima know what might have happened?
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(CNN) – A recent rash of subway deaths has New York City Transit officials looking at ways to prevent people from falling, or worse, being pushed onto the tracks.
However, there's no easy fix in an extremely complex system that's over 100 years old.
[3:05] "There are 468 subway stations in New York City. They're all designed differently with curves and island platforms and side platforms," said Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign, a subway riders advocacy group. "Over the last ten years there have been about 135 people a year being struck by trains either on the platform or on the tracks and about 35 of them being killed."
Richard Barrone is with the urban planning think tank the Regional Plan Association. He says some question whether it's worth spending over a billion dollars on a project like this.
[3:56] "About 1.6 billion riders, 1.6 billion annually, ride the subway and, you know, approximately 50 people die. Typically it's the result of a suicide. So the numbers are really very low."
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Ban people from leaving their houses. Oh, wait. That's why we have cable t.v. People pay for the privilege of scaring themselves into never going outside, ever..again! Booahahaha!!|
People live, people die. You will always have some of that and there is nothing you can do to bring that number to zero. People will commit suicide and other people will just be s t u p i d or inattentive. It's natural selection. Hopefully the really weird ones will go before having children.
This doesn't have to be complicated. The solution is very obvious; ban the color yellow. All these places where these deaths occur have yellow lines.
If it can save the life of ONE innocent, isn't it worth it?
Sound familiar, Bloombergettes?
Stay away from the tracks until the train stops. It's not quantum mechanics. It may be Darwinism in action though.
The London Underground also has loads of people jumping in front of tubes.
it is very simple but could cost money. simply building protective glass wall just like Korean subway. you have no way to access to rail ever.
The easiest way to prevent these deaths is to lock away the mentally ill lunatics killing people. But liberals say we can't do that. The ACLU says the gov't can't even make these people take their anti-psychotics. Perhaps the solution is to simply push back when the crazy homeless guy tries to push someone on to the tracks.
Have Disney safety engineers come up with a solution. Their rides have safety gates, and a lot of other things to keep kids safe near the platform. Why not implement their safety standards.
Here's another thought: I like Kevin's idea, and you add one more thing to this – A motion camera down below by the rails in a particular location that detects any motion (obviously, other than the train) that may occur (similar to those camera's that detect if cars don't come to a complete stop at a red light intersection). If the motion is detected, the train that is rolling in very slowly to the platform will automatically be stopped by the motion sensor. Then the driver can resume the roll in process if he sees that everything is clear.
Not all trains pass through statios slowly; some express trains cruise through the stations at full speed. These trains would never be able to stop on such short notice. It would be impractical for these trains to slow down just to accommodate the senors; then they would not really be express any longer.
Also, if you have been in the NYC subway recently, you might have noticed that they are far from sparkling clean. I see too high a potential many false alarms, through either dirty sensors, large pieces of trash, or animals tripping the system.
Bloomberg is in denial about how dangers this is, he's too worried about guns and not the real killer, SUBWAYS. Let Bloomberg pay for the fix out of his pocket.
The subway is treated like a street, people stand on the sidewalk away from the cars and are safe. The problem is when people get pushed or stumble onto the street they dont need to climb a 5' curb to get back on the sidewalk.
A common sense and cheap solution is to put a safe area under the platform that people can go under if they cant get out in time.
here's an idea, stop the train just before the platform and then roll it in at a crawl giving the engineer a chance to react or a person to get out quick enough.
Ever notice that no RICH people fall/jump into subways? IT'S BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!
Subway cars are the killers! Bloomberg needs to make another law!
bottom line its all about money they could put up barracds that rise and lower but the cost and time isnt worth a persons life. well i ask them what is? you got securety protecting you what about the rest of the ppl that use it ? to me looks like you only care about what ppl drink and there cup but nothing about the person good thing i dont live there or i would make sure you wernt reelected and i have been there for those of you who mite not like this
Lots of people drawing conclusions who have never been on a NYC subway. First of all, virtually each station and platform is unique. There is no single gate prototype which would work for all.Second, the trains of different generations are slightly different. Not a huge difference, but big enough so that a gate that fits train A may not fit train B. Third, the rates for murder and suicide by train collision are far lower than their associated rates on the street. As the consultant in the article pointed out, once one takes away the suicides and murders ( which have intent which would not be stopped by a gating system) the rate of accidental death is actually rather low. it is a gruesome way to go, but it is highly unlikely.
I have never seen anyone killed in the subway. I have seen one really bad injury and I have seen about a dozen rescues after the train is stopped. I'll bet my experience is typical. I am very much saddened for the families of the 20 or so who die from a slip, and the other 30 who die from suicide or a crime. But I do not see the sanity in spending billions of dollars then maintaining a system which prevents an issue which is really not that huge a problem
stop the the train at the tunnel exit and then have it slowly move into position. Then maybe it could stop if someone fell or got i in the way.
Why don't we use the same reasoning about guns on subways. It is the fault of the subway cars and engines causing the deaths. Any use of Subway cares holding more than seven people will be stopped. We need to stop all use of subways. Create laws to turn in all subways or be fined. We have two feet and can walk to where we need to go. Who needs a big fast subway car that can cause death. Just looking at them, you know they are deadly. Don't bother to think they have any good use at all. To stop all the carnage we must not let these deadly subways continue to be used.
the subway doesnt kill people, the subway driver kills people
It is thought processes like that, which make it so hard to have a serious conversation about gun violence.
Just allow everyone to carry guns... Like CA, NY, ETC... That will stop random attacks! Criminals are going to carry them anyways, might as well let law abiding citizens do the same!
Duh... Its pretty obvious... we need to ban subways. If we can save one life, just one life, then it is worth it. If you disagree then you hate poor people and children and the elderly. Anddd you are racist.
Next steps:
1) Obama makes a fantastic, I mean just awe inspiring speech about how we need to ban subways.
2) The press swoons all over the historic actions of Obama. And how his speech will be one for the ages. Somebody on MSNBC gets a tear in their eye. CNN scrambles to find a way to involve race in this debate.
3) We find the family members of people who have been killed by subways and parade them all over the country, on all the news shows, and the next state of the union. That way every one will see the horrors of subways and agree with us.
4) Obama tours the country, inspiring people all over the country to take action against the mean, old, wrinkly white racist Republicans and THEIR KILLER SUBWAYS!!!
this is the state of our country folks. you get what you voted for.
Wow, it's like your psychic or something......
Encase everyone in NYC in bubble wrap.
Why do some people think that suicides don't really count toward the death toll?
If someone commits suicide, they have died from a medical condition that went untreated. If someone dies from an untreated cancer or infection, everybody understands what a societal failure that is – but if someone dies from untreated depression or bipolar, people stigmatize and judge unfairly instead of seeing that that it is exactly the same as any other illness.
Someone who dies from an untreated illness is not something that "doesn't count." It is a very tragic case that does need to be addressed.
Make subways register. And ban the one's that resemble military subway. ....... wait.... what?
Here's a wacky idea, Hydraulic Guard Rails that automatically lower when the train pulls in and comes to a complete stop.
Here's an idea, don't stand close to the edge. Liberals aren't too bright as it turns out.
how ironic...a post from someone who would improve society by jumping on a subway track.
You will note the most important paragraph explains why an idea like that has not been implemented:
"Richard Barrone is with the urban planning think tank the Regional Plan Association. He says some question whether it's worth spending over a billion dollars on a project like this."
People like Richard Barrone are concerned with whether or not it's worth spending money to save lives.
Money is more important. That is all we need to know.
Soooooo why don't we just give everyone their own personnel subway. It would cost a few trillion but if it would save a life its worth it, right?
How many more people will be injured by the automatic gates? Sometimes common sense to stay away from fast moving objects is the simplest solution.
Why don't they instal a tall (6') chain link fence all the way across each platform with automatic unlocking bar across them – for the entrance & exits. They could even be on sliders that can be unlocked by working personnel to open up all the way up in the event of an emergency. Set the fence 2'-3' feet from the track. Have specific openings in them that can be automatically opened when the train has come to a complete stop. Before take off, a conductor inside will assure that the automatic gates have all relocked outside. This wouldn't cost that much, and would be whole lot better than all the deaths that NY has to keep going through – They've been through enough already.
yeah we can stop them, just make riding a sub ay illegal. its reactive and fast and dumb but that seems to make sense to most of our politicians, at least here in NY...
why stop it?
Outlaw subways. This is the liberal way. On the other hand, most of the losses are probably liberal votes so good stuff. Ramp the platforms down toward the tracks so the libs can slide .
is there a single topic in which conservatives are unable to become a spectacle of hateful idiocy?
50 deaths among 1.6 billion riders is nothing when compared to other ways to die. That's only 1 in 32,000,000, which is nearly as safe as airline travel. When you remove suicides, it's most likely even safer.
What's the problem?
The solution is right in front of us............have you ever gone to a roller coaster ride? They put up rails separating the riders from the rollercoaster track. Then the aluminum gates open automatically when the rollercoaster comes to a stop and ready for boarding. Thats what you use in the subways. Its rediculous that there is not some sort of barrier between the subway train and the passengers waiting to get on. A yellow mark on the floor is not good enough.
Putting up barriers won't keep people from killing themselves. They'll just wait for the train to arrive, step through the gate, and wait between the train and the gate. When it leaves, they'll step on the tracks for the next train.
Even if it did, somebody who wants to commit suicide will just find another way to do it. There's really no way to stop somebody determined to commit suicide.
Yes, it will prevent accidental deaths and murders, but the number of people dying by subway train is insignificant when compared to other ways to die. When death by subway train becomes one of the top ten ways to die in New York, then it might be a problem. Until then, the money is better spent elsewhere.
OK well then add a barrier that goes right up against the train similar to the setup on airport trams. It would very difficult for anybody to get in the trains path given that there is only a two inch gap.
Every major amusement park has electric gates that open once rollercoasters come to a complete stop. It doesn't seem like it would be that difficult to construct a similar barrier with an entrance lane and exit lane that is also tall enough to prevent suicide attempts.
Yes! Ban the subway!
The answer is rather obvious:
1) Yes, we can do it.
2) But, it will cost money.
3) So, we won't do it.
I'd have the Mayor ban trains..Seems to work with gun and soft drinks..
There is an immediate and free fix – have ALL trains stop – or extremely slow down – as they enter the station.
To see some really classy tube stations, go to Moscow. The stations there resemble museums of fine art and are cleaner than an operating theater. No graffiti on the cars either.
I'm unsure of what j.tabias seeks to do, or what "there is no excuse for". While 35 to 50 people a year being killed is a lot, among that number are suicides. If people want to jump in front of a moving train that is going to be impossible to build protections around. Here, suicide by train is common, and on occasion it's suicide by truck when jumping off of overpasses in front of speeding semi's on the freeway below. If the deaths are caused by intentional pushing, again it isn't so much of a "safety" issue as it is an issue of prosecuting, and making sure it is known that prosecutions are occuring, that is going to make a dent in the problem.
Perhaps a good begining would be to have video surveillance to get to the bottom of what NYC is really dealing with.
if you stand against the wall nobody can get behind you. So the solution is to build more walls or grow an eye in the back of your head. New Yorkers are very creative and I think the second solution is more feasible. Bloomberg should have enough money to fund research into solution #2.
This is complete crap. The subway is embarrassing in New York City and there is no excuse. The Tube in London, their version of underground, has been operating for over 100 years and its amazing; clean and safe. We need to stop making excuses in NYC and accept that there is a problem and do something about it.
The Underground also stops running around midnight and that's when they can do maintenance, cleaning and track work. Is that a trade-off you want?
The London Underground has been running for over 100 years. However, it is no longer clean and is pretty run-down.


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Dr. Pissy: "Hi, Dad, how are you?"
Pissy Senior: "I'm working".
Dr. Pissy: "What are you working on?"
Pissy Senior: "Cleaning a 'possum."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
If I grew up eating 'possum i'd be pissy too
There will be two more for dinner
this is why pissy moved far, far away.
Dinner or taxidermy?
Is one really to prefer over the other?
One you have to look at forever and one you can cover in cream of mushroom soup?
Decisions, decisions.
A little Pabst Blue Ribbon with that?
Road Kill Cafe: you kill em, we grill em:
Pontiac Possum: 7.95
Maybe he is into taxidermy.....? Or, maybe he and Mrs. Pissy like to "live off the land" in which case I'd say they probably have a good recipe for dinner.
Taxidermy didn't even occur to me ...
'Possum; the other white meat!
Yall can make jokes, but opossum is good...ifn it's artisnal.
If your copy of the Joy of Cooking is old enough it will include instructions for preparing possum.
I could probably skin and stuff a possum...I've skinned and stuffed a squirrel and many a rat...never eaten them though...ick!
Change the order of the speakers, and the conversation gets way more interesting.
Possum is actually not that bad. Tried it after watching Andrew Zimmerman. Wouldn't eat it again, but it's not as bad as I thought.
Joy of Cooking has, besides possum, recipes for squirrel, porcupine ("Skin by hanging back legs from hooks"), raccoon (with sweet potato and apple dressing), muskrat, woodchuck, beaver (the tail is apparently the best part) and armadillo, for which the instructions are "Draw and cut free from the shell". I suspect they left out some detail there.
what does Dr.Pissy do again?
One of my room mates way back had a Sometown Junior League Cookbook with all kinds of game recipes....there was an eel one too that involved hanging it upside down for a long time. :(
According to "Joy of Cooking", one skins an eel by hanging it from a hook and using pliers.
In case of apocalypse, I believe "Joy of Cooking" should get me over the tough parts of cooking random animals. Including bear, which you should cook thoroughly to avoid trichinosis.
The father of an acquaintance of mine is quite enthusiastic about scooping up and making use of deer that have been hit by cars (recently dead ones, of course; he's not stupid), and once, on seeing the usual somewhat damaged car plus dead deer, stopped, despite his truck being in the shop, and transported the deer home in the back seat of a Dodge Neon.
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Oculus Rift's creators will hold a free conference on November 2 that addresses the future of VR technology.
Oculus VR announced the conference over on its homepage. Dubbed, 'Future of Virtual Reality w/ Oculus VR: Educators, Entrepreneurs, Employment', the event will be hosted by the company's COO Laird Malamed. It takes place at Microsoft's New England Research & Development centre.
Throughout the day 'multiple' Boston-based developers will present sessions that discuss the implementation of Oculus VR mechanics in their titles. Other sessions will look at employment opportunities at he company, entrepreneurial pursuits, hardware-hacking discussions, and the future of VR as a gaming staple.
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Deed of Manumission for Francis Drake, May 23, 1791
In 1782, the Virginia General Assembly passed "An Act to Authorize the Manumission of Slaves" that allowed slaveholders to free their slaves by their last wills and testaments or other writings that were to be proved in a county court by two witnesses. Before its passage in accordance to a law passed in 1723, a special act of assembly was required to set a slave free. Between 1723 and the American Revolution only about twenty-four enslaved people were legally emancipated in Virginia. On May 23, 1791, Francis Drake was the first enslaved black to be freed in Norfolk following the 1782 manumission act.
Francis Drake worked as a slave barber and, like many other skilled artisans, was probably able to hire out his time from his master. He would have found his own work and paid his owner a certain amount of money each week. Any money he had leftover was his to keep. As a result, Drake probably paid cash for his freedom from Thomas Newton in 1791. A prominent Norfolk politician and businessman, Thomas Newton Jr. was elected mayor of Norfolk four times after a long career in the military. Newton, however, had been Drake's owner only for a short period of time. Five months earlier, Newton purchased Drake from Newton's uncle. Drake had probably saved enough money to purchase his freedom, and then chosen Newton to act on his behalf with his owner. As a free man, Drake prospered. He owned four city lots in 1803, he purchased several members of his family from slavery, and he helped other enslaved people to obtain their freedom.
Many free blacks were descendants of other free people who had won their freedom or who had never been enslaved in Virginia. A few enslaved blacks were given their freedom after fighting in the American Revolution. After the passage of the 1782 manumission act, many slaveholders privately manumitted enslaved blacks. Enslaved African Americans sometimes purchased their freedom. A small number petitioned the Virginia legislature to win their freedom. After the United States abolished the Atlantic slave trade in 1808, some enslaved blacks successfully sued for their freedom on grounds that they had been imported illegally. Virginia's free black population grew from about 3,000 to 6,000 at the end of the Revolution to perhaps 30,000 by 1810.
Once manumitted, many rural free blacks moved to cities because of the high demand for skilled labor and domestic service. The rapid growth of the free black population contributed to an overall increase in the urban populations of Virginia. Slaveholders successfully pressed the Virginia legislature by 1793 to pass a law requiring free blacks to register every year. That assembly also passed a law prohibiting free blacks from immigrating to Virginia. After Gabriel's failed rebellion in 1800, a movement by urban whites restricted the residency of free blacks. In 1806, the Virginia legislature passed a law allowing the continuance of private manumissions, but requiring every African American freed on or after May 1, 1806, to leave the state within a year of manumission or risk being reenslaved. The result was a sudden surge of emancipations in the spring of 1806, as well as a race by free blacks to register and prove their manumissions prior to that year.
Virginia's free blacks were the continual subject of white's fears and suspicions in the nineteenth century. Especially after Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, these fears were manifested in severe restrictions for free blacks. Just before Turner's Rebellion, a new law made it illegal for whites to assemble blacks to teach them to read and write. After the rebellion, laws were passed to prohibit black ministers from preaching to their congregations and required that white ministers supervise black religious gatherings, especially at night. State law in the 1830s also restricted the sale of alcohol by blacks.
1. What was the significance of this document for Francis Drake?
2. What does manumit mean?
Further Discussion
1. Free African Americans living in Virginia found themselves in the peculiar situation of not being enslaved, yet not enjoying the rights of citizenship. How did the circumstances of a free African American differ from that of a white person in Virginia early in the nineteenth century?
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Suggested Reading
Bogger, Tommy L. Free Blacks in Norfolk, Virginia, 1790–1860: The Darker Side of Freedom. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1997.
Nicholls, Michael L. "Strangers Setting Among Us: The Sources and Challenge of the Urban Free Black Population of Early Virginia." Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 108, no. 2 (2000): 155–179.
Schwarz, Phillip J. Slave Laws in Virginia. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996.
Campbell, James M. Slavery on Trial: Race, Class, and Criminal Justice in Antebellum Richmond, Virginia. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2007.


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